Bakers Bend


Bakers Bend is a rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. In the, Bakers Bend had a population of 7 people.
The locality contains two abandoned towns, both in the north of the locality:
The Warrego River enter the locality from the north and then meanders southward, and exits to the south-west. The locality is within the Murray-Darling drainage basin.
The Mitchell Highway enters the locality from the north and runs loosely parallel and east of the river, exiting to the south.
The Western railway line enters the locality from the north and proceeds south to Westgate immediately west of the highland where the line now terminates. There were a number of railway stations serving the locality, but only one station is still operational as the line now terminates at Westgate. The complete list is:
The land use is grazing on native vegetation.

Demographics

In the, Bakers Bend had a population of 28 people.
In the, Bakers Bend had a population of 7 people.

Heritage listings

Bakers Bend has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
There are no schools in Bakers Bend. The nearest government primary schools are Charleville State School in neighbouring Charleville to the north and Wyandra State School in neighbouring Wyandra to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Charleville State High School, also in Charleville. There is also a Catholic primary school in Charleville. However, for some students in the locality, all of these schools may be too distant for a daily commute with the alternatives being distance education and boarding school.